Sunset is a song about rising up and standing up for oneself. It's about keeping the faith that dusk is followed by bright, flaming dawn. It's also about keeping one's head above the water and never losing faith in oneself. And never hesitating to stand up for what one believes is right.
This song is loosely based on Nitin's life in South Africa, where he went to school. The song showcases an element of alienation that one feels in a strange, new land. And the clashes that are inevitable because of power equations that form when different cultures come together.
CREDITS:
Composer & Producer: Nitin Sawhney
Language: Bengali & English
Lyrics: Nitin Sawhney
Vocals: Nicki Wells, Samidha Joglekar, Ashwin Srinivasan
Tabla : Vikaash Sankadecha
Guitar: Nitin Sawhney
Bass: Mohini Dey
Flute: Ashwin Srinivasan
Drums: Jivraj Singh
Recorded by: Steve Fitzmaurice, Ashish Manchanda (Flying Carpet Productions, Mumbai), assisted by Thorsten Muller
Mixed by Steve Fitzmaurice at the Pierce Rooms, London
Mastered by Bunt Stafford Clark at the Pierce Rooms, London.
Song synopsis:
Apute Jodi aami theme jetam
Shesh bikele moto osh hoye jetam
Asheem rateir shej shoyone
Shurjer shate aami ghumiye jetam
Shurjer shate aami ghumiye jetam
Keep Moving
Keep Changing
Keep flowing with the sun
Oceans rise
Rivers rise
People rise with the sun
If I were never to leave you
If I were always alone
If I would never to see you
If I could set with the sun
If I could set with the sun
Tears falling
Rain falling
Leaves are falling with the sun
Lives drifting
Seeds drifting
Worlds drifting with the sun
If I were never to leave you
If I were always alone
If I were never to see you
If I could set with the sun
If I could set with the sun
Apute Jodi aami theme jetam
Shesh bikele moto osh hoye jetam
Asheem rateir shej shoyone
Shurjer shate aami ghumiye jetam
Shurjer shate aami ghumiye jetam
If I were never to leave you
If I were always alone
If I would never to see you
If I could set the sun
Never to leave here
Always alone
Woooo wow o wooo
Oceans rise
Rivers rise
People rise
With the sun
Oceans rise
Rivers rise
People rise
With the sun
Apute Jodi aami theme jetam
Shesh bikele moto osh hoye jetam
Asheem rateir shej shoyone
Shurjer shate aami ghumiye jetam
Meaning of the song:
There is duality in all gods' creations: Rise and fall, Night and Day, Life and Death, Hope and Despair and Winning and losing...
After a seemingly endless dark night, the bright Sun always appears to brighten every patch of darkness, leading to light, new hope and a new day. Poet shares his undying spirit and survival instincts through the many natural aspects of the cycle of life. Only those who stand up for what they believe in, succeed.
Just like the cycle of Sun or Earth, never stops, and is independent of what is happening within or outside, one must drive one's life on their own terms. One must have a firm belief in the eternal truth, that, good always follows the bad...
10 years ago
10 years ago
10 years ago
10 years ago
10 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
11 years ago
12 years ago
12 years ago